Economizing

Economizing
Economize E*con"o*mize ([-e]*k[o^]n"[-o]*m[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Economized} ([-e]*k[o^]n"[-o]*m[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Economizing}.] [Cf. F. ['e]conomiser.] To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality; as, to economize one's income. [Written also {economise}.] [1913 Webster]

Expenses in the city were to be economized. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). [1913 Webster]

Calculating how to economize time. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]


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